ZCZC
BSP-15
CRICKET-BD-SL-TOSS-3RD
Tigers bowl first against Sri Lanka to avoid whitewash
DHAKA, July 31, 2019 (BSS)- Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the
toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh in third and final match of
the series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.
While Sri Lanka is eying a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series,
Bangladesh turns up in the match to avoid the shambolic whitewash.
The Tigers made two changes in the side.
Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman suffered a niggle during the warm-up and is
out, as is Mosaddek Hossain. Rubel Hossain and Anamul Haque Bijoy replaced
them for the match.
Bijoy however played his last ODI in July, 2018 against West Indies.
Sri Lanka brought up four changes in a match turned out to be dead rubber
after they won the first two matches by 91 runs and seven wickets.
Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Kasun Rajitha came in
the place of Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru
Thirimanne.
Line Ups:
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal(captain), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur
Rahim(wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah, Anamul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan,
Shafiul Islam, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne(captain), Kusal
Perera(wicket-keeper), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun
Shanaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri, Sri Lanka; Nitin Menon, India:
TV Umpire: Marais Erasmus, South Africa; Match Referee: Chris Board,
England.
BSS/SMP/SMM/15:00 hrs